NetApp Threatens Sellers of Appliances Running ZFS

NetApp Threatens Sellers of Appliances Running ZFS 231

Posted by Soulskill on Friday July 09, 2010 @02:51PM from the they-also-invented-the-box-and-the-bucket dept.

eldavojohn writes "ZFS is licensed under the CDDL and is considered to be open source, but NetApp is sending threatening legal letters to startups who look to offer ZFS on NAS appliances. This assault on Coraid has a few people worried about the future of ZFS as NetApp rears its ugly head yet again. The CEO of Coraid replied to NetApp's demands, saying, 'We made the decision to suspend shipment after receiving a legal threat letter from NetApp Inc., suggesting that the open-source ZFS file system planned for inclusion with our EtherDrive Z-Series infringes NetApp patents.' Will NetApp effectively destroy any future ZFS might have enjoyed?"

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Re:why? (Score:3, Funny)

by s73v3r ( 963317 ) writes: <`s73v3r' `at' `gmail.com'> on Friday July 09, 2010 @05:19PM (#32855368)

Too bad. That product would have been killer.

Re:Here, here... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @11:09PM (#32857692)

Your pointy facts and reasonable tone aren't gonna play well in this town, kid. ;)

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